Name: Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Ingredients: 2 sm Cloves garlic, sliced; 1 ts Ground chili paste; 1 Fresh thai bird chili, chopped (optional); 2/3 c Hot water; 2 tb Fresh lime juice with pulp; 1/4 c Sugar; 2 tb Shredded carrots for; Garnish; 1/4 c Fish sauce

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood	Vietnamese	Sauces, Vietnamese	1	Cup

INGREDIENTS

2	sm	Cloves garlic, sliced
1	ts	Ground chili paste
1		Fresh thai bird chili, chopped (optional)
2/3	c	Hot water
2	tb	Fresh lime juice with pulp
1/4	c	Sugar
2	tb	Shredded carrots for
		Garnish
1/4	c	Fish sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

Place garlic, chili paste and chili in a mortar.  With a pestle, pound into
a paste.  (If you do not have a mortar & pestle, finely mince the garlic
and chili.)
Combine the garlic mixture with the remaining ingredients in a small mixing
bowl.  Stir until the sugar has dissolved.  Ladle sauce into serving bowls
and float the carrot slivers on top.
Reprinted from "The Best of Vietnamese & Thai Cooking" cookbook. Favorite
recipes from Lemon Grass Restaurants and cafes.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by scotlyn@juno.com (Daniel S Johnson) on Feb
23, 1998

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